ascat_mnt_datasets

Name: Monthly ASCAT global wind field
Creator: FPAF
License: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.

Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Title	Sum- mary	Meta- data	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
data			graph	M	Monthly ASCAT global wind field		M	background			ifremer	ascat_mnt_datasets

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	bulletin_date	String	2011-11-04
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CDI	String	Climate Data Interface version 2.0.0rc1 (https://mpimet.mpg.de/cdi)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Grid
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	CDO	String	Climate Data Operators version 2.0.0rc1 (https://mpimet.mpg.de/cdo)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	contact	String	fpaf@ifremer.fr, Abderrahim.Bentamy@ifremer.fr, Denis.Croize.Fillon@ifremer.fr
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creation_date	String	2011-11-04
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creation_date_time	String	20111104T130849
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_email	String	fpaf at ifremer.fr
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_name	String	FPAF
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_type	String	institution
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	creator_url	String	https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	file_quality_index	double	0.0
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	80.125
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	-79.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-179.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_resolution	double	0.25
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	grid_resolution	String	0.250 degree
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	history	String	Mon Apr 04 10:20:10 2022: cdo cat out.nc ascat_mnt.nc Mon Apr 04 10:20:09 2022: cdo selname,wind_speed,eastward_wind,northward_wind,wind_stress,surface_downward_eastward_stress,surface_downward_northward_stress 2007050100_2007060100_monthly-ifremer-L3-MWF-GLO-20111104130849-01.0.nc out.nc
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://wwz.ifremer.fr/
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	ifremer
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	depth, eastward_wind, latitude, longitude, northward_wind, surface_downward_eastward_stress, surface_downward_northward_stress, time, wind_speed, wind_stress
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	80.125
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	objective_method	String	arithmetic mean
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	polar_sea_ice_mask_date	String	2007-05-01
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	Bentamy A..and D. Croize-Fillon, 2011: Gridded surface wind fields from Metop/ASCAT measurements. In press in Inter. Journal of Remote Sensing. DOI 10.1080/01431161.2011.600348
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	source	String	produced at 2011-11-04
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	-79.875
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	Monthly Advanced SCATterometer (ASCAT) global wind field
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2021-11-01T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2007-05-01T12:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_resolution	String	monthly
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	Monthly ASCAT global wind field
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-179.875
dimension	time		double	nValues=173, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=30 days 19h 15m 21s
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	1.1780208E9, 1.635768E9
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	calendar	String	standard
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension	depth		float	nValues=1, onlyValue=10.0
attribute	depth	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Height
attribute	depth	_CoordinateZisPositive	String	down
attribute	depth	actual_range	float	10.0, 10.0
attribute	depth	axis	String	Z
attribute	depth	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	depth	long_name	String	Depth
attribute	depth	positive	String	down
attribute	depth	standard_name	String	depth
attribute	depth	units	String	m
dimension	latitude		float	nValues=641, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	-79.875, 80.125
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
dimension	longitude		float	nValues=1440, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.25
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-179.875, 179.875
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	wind_speed		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_speed	_FillValue	double	-327.68
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	wind_speed	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wind_speed	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_speed	long_name	String	wind speed
attribute	wind_speed	missing_value	double	-327.68
attribute	wind_speed	standard_name	String	wind_speed
attribute	wind_speed	units	String	m/s
variable	eastward_wind		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	eastward_wind	_FillValue	double	-327.68
attribute	eastward_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	eastward_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	eastward_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	eastward_wind	long_name	String	eastward wind speed
attribute	eastward_wind	missing_value	double	-327.68
attribute	eastward_wind	positive	String	meteorological convention
attribute	eastward_wind	standard_name	String	eastward_wind
attribute	eastward_wind	units	String	m/s
variable	northward_wind		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	northward_wind	_FillValue	double	-327.68
attribute	northward_wind	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	northward_wind	colorBarMinimum	double	-15.0
attribute	northward_wind	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	northward_wind	long_name	String	northward wind speed
attribute	northward_wind	missing_value	double	-327.68
attribute	northward_wind	positive	String	meteorological convention
attribute	northward_wind	standard_name	String	northward_wind
attribute	northward_wind	units	String	m/s
variable	wind_stress		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	wind_stress	_FillValue	double	-3.2768
attribute	wind_stress	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wind_stress	long_name	String	wind stress
attribute	wind_stress	missing_value	double	-3.2768
attribute	wind_stress	units	String	Pa
variable	surface_downward_eastward_stress		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	_FillValue	double	-3.2768
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	long_name	String	eastward wind stress
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	missing_value	double	-3.2768
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	positive	String	meteorological convention
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	standard_name	String	surface_downward_eastward_stress
attribute	surface_downward_eastward_stress	units	String	Pa
variable	surface_downward_northward_stress		double	time, depth, latitude, longitude
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	_FillValue	double	-3.2768
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	colorBarMaximum	double	0.5
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	colorBarMinimum	double	-0.5
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	long_name	String	northward wind stress
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	missing_value	double	-3.2768
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	positive	String	meteorological convention
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	standard_name	String	surface_downward_northward_stress
attribute	surface_downward_northward_stress	units	String	Pa

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